Lakewood weather in May: Lakewood, Colorado: normal highs, lows, rain and records for May
Lakewood in May has a normal high of 68°F and a normal low of 44°F, a daily mean of 56°F, rising from 62°F on the 1st to 74°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 10 days in a normal May, 2.62 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 20°C and low of 7°C, 67 mm of precipitation and 4 cm of snow in May.
- NOAA stationLakewood
- Station IDUSC00054762
- Location39.75°N 105.12°W
- Elevation5,640 ft (1,719 m)
- From the center3 miles
- Population156,868
- Jan 45° 21°
- Feb 45° 22°
- Mar 53° 29°
- Apr 59° 35°
- May 68° 44°
- Jun 80° 54°
- Jul 86° 60°
- Aug 84° 58°
- Sep 76° 49°
- Oct 63° 37°
- Nov 52° 28°
- Dec 45° 20°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Lakewood in May?
The normal high is 68°F and the normal low 44°F, for a daily mean of 56.0°F. May is 8.8°F warmer than April and 10.7°F cooler than June. May is the 5th warmest month of the year in Lakewood and the wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 12°F, from 62°F on May 1 to 74°F on May 31. From one year to the next May's mean temperature typically moves about 3.1°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Mays in three average between 53°F and 59°F.
Bars above: each day's normal high to low. Columns below: the chance of 0.01 inch or more of precipitation that day, on a scale of 0 to 100% (highest 34%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 62°F | 39°F | 29% | 18% |
| May 8 | 65°F | 41°F | 31% | 19% |
| May 15 | 67°F | 44°F | 32% | 20% |
| May 22 | 70°F | 46°F | 34% | 20% |
| May 31 | 74°F | 49°F | 33% | 18% |
Every day of May: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon May 31, coldest night May 1)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 62°F | 39°F | 29% | 18% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 2 | 62°F | 39°F | 29% | 18% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 3 | 63°F | 40°F | 29% | 18% | 14 h |
| May 4 | 63°F | 40°F | 30% | 18% | 14 h |
| May 5 | 63°F | 40°F | 30% | 19% | 14 h |
| May 6 | 64°F | 41°F | 30% | 19% | 14 h |
| May 7 | 64°F | 41°F | 31% | 19% | 14 h |
| May 8 | 65°F | 41°F | 31% | 19% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 9 | 65°F | 42°F | 31% | 19% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 10 | 65°F | 42°F | 31% | 19% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 11 | 66°F | 42°F | 31% | 19% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 12 | 66°F | 43°F | 32% | 19% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 13 | 67°F | 43°F | 32% | 19% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 14 | 67°F | 44°F | 32% | 19% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 15 | 67°F | 44°F | 32% | 20% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 16 | 68°F | 44°F | 33% | 20% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 17 | 68°F | 45°F | 33% | 20% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 18 | 69°F | 45°F | 33% | 20% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 19 | 69°F | 45°F | 33% | 20% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 20 | 70°F | 46°F | 33% | 20% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 21 | 70°F | 46°F | 33% | 20% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 22 | 70°F | 46°F | 34% | 20% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 23 | 71°F | 47°F | 34% | 20% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 24 | 71°F | 47°F | 34% | 20% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 25 | 72°F | 47°F | 34% | 19% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 26 | 72°F | 48°F | 34% | 19% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 27 | 73°F | 48°F | 34% | 19% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 28 | 73°F | 48°F | 34% | 19% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 29 | 73°F | 48°F | 34% | 19% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 30 | 74°F | 49°F | 33% | 19% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 31 | 74°F | 49°F | 33% | 18% | 14 h 50 min |
- Normal high
- 68°FMay average
- Normal low
- 44°FMay average
- Precipitation
- 2.62 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 100.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 1.7 inmonth total
- Days at 90°F or more
- 1
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 3
- Daylight
- 13 h 50 min to 14 h 50 minMay 1 to May 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 17
- Days at 80°F or more
- 6
- Sunshine
- 71%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00054762; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Lakewood in May?
On a given May day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 32% on average, highest around May 24 (34%). In all, 2.62 in falls on 10 days of a normal May, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal May in Lakewood, 1 days reach 90°F, 3 nights fall to freezing and snowfall averages 1.7 inches.
Snow falls on 1 day in a normal May, and an inch or more covers the ground on 1 day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00054762.
What are the records for May in Lakewood?
The warmest May temperature on this station's record (since 1962) is 94°F, on May 31, 2000; the coldest is 19°F, on May 7, 1978. The wettest May brought 6.83 in (2015); the snowiest, 12.0 inches (1978).
The May mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 56.0°F: 2021 54.9°F (−1.1), 2023 58.2°F (+2.2), 2024 56.2°F (+0.2). 2 of 3 ran warmer than normal.
| May | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 54.9°F | −1.1°F | 4.41 in |
| 2023 | 58.2°F | +2.2°F | 5.48 in |
| 2024 | 56.2°F | +0.2°F | 1.12 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00054762; recent months: ACIS, station USC00054762. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does May in Lakewood compare across Colorado?
Across the 125 places PlainClimate covers in Colorado, May normal highs run from 54°F in Leadville to 80°F in Lamar; Lakewood's is 68°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.